Physicians, extenders join team as CVMG expands to six locations

Fontana, California – Cucamonga Valley Medical Group (CVMG) added two new physicians and two extenders as it continues to grow throughout the Inland Empire, offering patients more locations and the highest quality care.

CVMG, which recently opened its sixth location in Rancho Cucamonga, welcomed Dr. Brandon Tong, an internal medicine physician who will see patients at multiple CVMG locations, and Mirelle Ann Marquez Ignacio, M.D., who will be at the Rancho Cucamonga location. Also joining the CVMG team are Physician Assistant Helen Zhu at North Fontana and Family Nurse Practitioner Janet Ellen Ursua at Rancho Cucamonga.

In addition to its Rancho Cucamonga office at 7777 Milliken Avenue, CVMG also opened its new corporate headquarters on Haven Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga.

“As we continue to grow geographically, we also continue to grow our talented team. Each of our locations is staffed by our incredible providers and extenders,” said Rahmi Mowjood, D.O., FACOFP. “Our patients now have access to six locations as well as a respected group of providers. No matter which Cucamonga Valley Medical Group location is the best fit for a patient, they know they can count on receiving the highest quality of care while being treated like a part of the family.”

• Tong is an Internal Medicine physician. An undergraduate at University of California-Riverside, he completed Medical School at Touro University in Henderson, Nevada. Dr. Tong served his residency at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas and spent four years as a Hospitalist at St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, California. “I am excited to join Cucamonga Valley Medical Group and hope to continue the pattern of providing excellent medical care to patients and serving the community,” Dr. Tong said.
• Marquez Ignacio attended Medical School at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. She completed her internship and residency training at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In 2016, Dr. Marquez Ignacio received the Dignity Recipient Award from St. Mary High Desert Medical Group. She is Board-Certified in Family Medicine. “Establishing a good relationship is the foundation of my practice,” Dr. Marquez Ignacio said. “Helping others understand certain disease process and attain good health has been my goal. I am ecstatic to be a part of the CVMG family.”
• Janet Ellen Ursua is a University of Southern California Family Nurse Practitioner graduate with a Post Master’s Certificate. She earned a Master’s of Science in Nursing at CSLA. A Family Nurse Practitioner for 20 years, she spent 15 years as a Registered Nurse at San Antonio Regional Hospital.
• Physician Assistant Helen Zhu graduated with a BA in Integrative Biology from the University of California-Berkeley in 2014. She graduated from the Marshall B. Ketchum University (MBKU) Physician Assistant School in 2017. She earned a President’s Scholarship for Community Service in 2015 and was a Peer Advisor at MBKU.

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